- 1[uncountable, countable] a substance used when rubbing a surface to make it smooth and shiny furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish wax polish see nail polish
- 2[singular] an act of polishing something I give it a polish now and again.
- 3[singular] the shiny appearance of something after it has been polished synonym luster, sheen
- 4[uncountable] a high quality of performance achieved with great skill She played the cello with the polish of a much older musician.
- 5[uncountable] high standards of behavior; being polite synonym refinement She thought that her husband's family lacked polish. Idioms
thorough cleaning and polishing of something
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